Construction Techniques Archives - Page 299 of 2485

April 21, 2012

So, at the risk of being laughed out of here I'm gonna go ahead and post this anyways.. I got a little overzealous in my plumbing endeavor, and notched the…

April 20, 2012

Trying to determine if a microlam can be moved by hand...  Each ply is 1-3/4"x14"x35'.  What's the weight of this bad boy?

April 20, 2012

OK, so I am building a 16 X 10 ft shed.  I have finished the wall framing (2x4's) and went to install the 4X8 sheets of 15/32 OSB  today.  Here…

April 20, 2012

Hey folks, I'm brand new to this forum.  Hoping you can lend some experience and ideas to a remodel I'm working on.  Most of our basement is finished space.  There…

April 20, 2012

I am planning to add a deck on top of a roof over a screened porch.  The pitch is about 1/12 and covered with rolled roofing material.  I am concerned…

April 19, 2012

I am about to screen in my back porch.  I am interested in using the spline technique rather than the million stables technique.  This forum seems to have the most…

April 19, 2012

Renovating a '40s home with the 1" diagonal sub floor  boards.  Bathroom was chopped up at one time and had the hardwood removed, 3/4" ply screwed to sub bringing floor…

April 19, 2012

The design of the octagon was dictated by property lines and the deck it sits on. The structure was designed to enclose a 7'x7' therapy pool for my wife, who…

April 18, 2012

Just purchased about 1000 ft of prefinished Santos Mahogany in the 5/16" and was reprimanded by my Eastern European father.  Kept commenting in his broken English how cheap it was. …

April 18, 2012

I know you can refinish a hard wood floor by sanding and thus, but what are the other options?  I have a hardwood floor that is a little scuffy, but…